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Self-driving cars have hit a bit of a speedbump since the fatality in Phoenix last year in which an SDC with a distracted human co-pilot failed to cope with a human jaywalker. Nevertheless, the imminence of SDC as well as the AI features already found in cars still nominally human-driven put in a different…

As the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe struggles to save its reservation land and proposed $1 billion casino plan — with ramifications for the town of Mashpee, Cape Cod and all of Southeastern Massachusetts — the inner workings of its finances and sovereign government remain largely off-limits…

SAGAMORE BEACH — A paraglider in his mid-30s was rescued from a cliff overlooking Sagamore Beach on Saturday after he hit the cliff and became stuck.At around 4:10 p.m., the Bourne fire department received a call for what was first thought to be a household emergency, according to Deputy…

SAGAMORE – Bourne firefighters called for the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team (BCTRT) after a parachutist reportedly became stuck on the cliffs off Highview Avenue along the shore in Sagamore Beach around 4 PM Saturday. According to reports the victim was stuck about 50 feet down the steep…

YARMOUTH – Hundreds of people line Route 28 Saturday morning to view the annual Cape Cod St. Patrick’s Day parade. This year’s parade honored fallen YPD Sgt. Sean Gannon and K9 Nero. Police agencies from across the Cape as well as Mass State Police marched in the parade. Photos by Barnstable,…

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jimmie Johnson is fighting a cold.It’s the kind of debilitating, in-your-throat cold that makes it painful to swallow, much less go for a run. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion tried on a cool morning in the desert but quickly bailed, putting off the resumption…